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Nessun Dorma from Turandot - Puccini
It is not an easy task to reimagine a popular and richly scored aria such as Puccini’s Nessun Dorma for a string quartet! Lucian Moraru has reinterpreted the piece for this ensemble and the result is a successful one.
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Ingemisco from Requiem - Verdi
I never expected an arranger to produce a successful arrangement of Verdi Requiem for string quartet, but here it is! As with Nessun Dorma, Moraru hascreated an interesting reinterpretation rather than a strict arrangement.
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“Craiova Muzicală”
(5 – 17 decembrie 2022)
De ani buni, de când a intrat pe radarul atenţiei mele, Festivalul Internaţional “Craiova Muzicală” a celor de la Filarmonica ”Oltenia” Craiova a adus câteva nume mari, nume care atrag atenţia şi fac sălile pline.
Şi, printr-o combinaţie de acţiune voluntară şi circumstanţe, nu la aceste spectacole am ajuns, ci la cât mai multe dintre celelalte, aşa-zis mici.
Ediţia 2022 a festivalului nu a făcut excepţia în această privinţă.
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TANGO FINESSE
Traffic Strings
SonArt Records
by Andrew Lorenz
If you are a lover of the tango, this is the CD for you. Lucian Moraru has arranged 10 pieces by Astor Piazzolla and Jealousy by Jacob Gade. Other works include movements from Tango Suite for piano, Oblivion, Tango Choc & Plus Ultra and more. Traffic Strings is heard in live performances, the group consisting of two violins, viola, cello, double bass, pan-pipe, accordion and piano.
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REQUIEM – Ingemisco
Giuseppe Verdi, arr. for string quartet by Lucian Moraru
SonArt Edition 2019
by Helen Tuckey
The original Verdi Requiem is the antithesis of a chamber work. There is another earlier arrangement of the well-known Ingemisco (from the Dies Irae) for viola and piano, so this work has been of interest to Moraru for some time.
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HORA STACCATO
Grigoras Dinicu, arr. for string quartet
by Lucian Moraru
SonArt Edition 2019
www.sonartedition.com
by Helen Tuckey
Jascha Heifetz is rumoured to have said that Grigoras Dinicu (1889-1948) was the greatest violinist he had ever heard. A Roumanian violinist and composer of Roma ethnicity, Dinicu was banned from being accepted into the Vienna Conservatory where he had won a place.
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FACULTY OF LAW
Lucian Moraru, string quartet & percussion
SonArt Edition 2019
by Helen Tuckey
Romanian violist and arranger Lucian Moraru studied in Bucharest, then the Netherlands and Great Britain. He has an extremely diverse musical skill set, working as a violist in orchestras, chamber groups and as a soloist and as a studio producer, as well as substantial experience as an arranger for a diversity of musical instruments and genres.
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TOSCA - E lucevan le stelle
Giacomo Puccini, arr. for string quartet by Lucian Moraru
SonArt Edition 2019
by Helen Tuckey
The famous aria “And the stars were shining” is sung in the opera by Mario Cavaradossi, a painter in love with the singer Tosca, as he awaits his tragic destiny. In this arrangement, which only lasts 36 bars, the first violin plays the role of the spinto tenor (‘con grande sentimento’).
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STABAT MATER – Cujus Animam
Gioacchino Rossini, arr. for string quartet by Lucian Moraru
SonArt Edition 2019
by Helen Tuckey
This great tune from a liturgical setting by Rossini traditionally challenges singers to their limits, and no wonder, as it describes the story of Mary with Jesus at the crucifixion. In this version for quartet, after a true Italian operatic style introduction, the spotlight falls on the viola with the big melody, which then ascends to the first violin line.
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CACCINI and MOZART
Ave Maria and Ave Verum Corpus arr. for string quartet by Lucian Moraru
Sets of Parts & Scores
SonArt Edition
by Andrew Lorenz
Two very moving vocal works are beautifully arranged for string quartet by Lucian Moraru, a Rumanian violinist/violist and arranger. The first is Ave Maria (Hail Mary) by the Florentine composer Giulio Caccini (c.1545- 1618) and the second is the Ave Verum Corpus (Hail, true body) by Mozart (1756-1791). The latter, written as a motet, is catalogued as K.618 and was composed six months before the composer’s death foreshadowing the style to be heard in the Requiem, K.626. Both are marked Moderato assai and would be very suitable for inexperienced string quartets. Perhaps a metronome marking would be helpful as would a short paragraph of background information.
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BORȘA: Romanian Folk Suite from the Maramures Region - Transylvania
violin & piano
Lucien Moraru
SON ART
www.sonartedition.com
by Susan Pierotti
One play through this piece and you will probably want to visit the Maramures region to enjoy their festivities! (Parts of the Maramures region now lie within Ukraine where things are not so festive.) Moraru’s Borsa is an energetic, joyous five-minute piece with easy piano accompaniment.
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BALADA for string quartet
Score & parts
Ciprian Porumbescu/arr. Lucian Moraru
SON ART
www.sonartedition.com
by Susan Pierotti
Porumbescu lived for only 29 years yet his Balada, written in 1880, is a Romanian favourite, evident from the numerous arrangements found on YouTube. Originally scored for violin and orchestra, Moraru’s clear and beautifully printed arrangement for string quartet delivers almost equally balanced parts between the two violins, the second violin part dominating in the beginning for some time.
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